Author: David Stern Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674654488 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 370
Book Description
David Stern shows how the parable or mashal--the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash--was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament and kabbalistic parables. Through its innovative approach to midrash, this study reaches beyond its particular subject, and will appeal to all readers interested in narrative and religion.
Author: Simi Peters Publisher: ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Presenting a systematic approach to the study of midrash, each of the readings presented in this book attempts to reconstruct the reasoning behind midrashic commentary on biblical narrative. The goal of the book is to convey a sensitivity to the language and meanings of the Tanakh, and to develop a reverent appreciation for the language and teachings of the Jewish sages.
Author: Wilda C. Gafney Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press ISBN: 1611648122 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 302
Book Description
Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work is grounded in serious scholarship and will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.
Author: Jacob Neusner Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1498200834 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 123
Book Description
This book introduces Midrash both in general and through many examples of the kinds of Midrash that flourished among ancient Judaism. Neusner, as a preeminent authority on the subject, lays special emphasis upon the exegesis of Scripture produced by the Judaism of the dual Torah, oral and written.
Author: Edwin C. Goldberg Publisher: Jason Aronson ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 104
Book Description
The author presents English readers with an easily accessible entrance into the world of Midrash, the classical rabbinic literature containing the commentaries of Jewish Tradition's greatest sages and rabbis.
Author: David Stern Publisher: Northwestern University Press ISBN: 9780810115743 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
In Midrash and Theory, David Stern presents an approach to midrashic literature through the prism of contemporary theory. As midrash--the literature of classical Jewish Scriptural interpretation--has become the focus of new interest in contemporary literary circles, it has been invoked as a precursor of post-structuralist theory and criticism. At the same time, the midrashic imagination has undergone a revival in the larger Jewish community and shown itself capable of exercising a powerful influence and hold on a new type of contemporary Jewish writing. Stern examines this resurgence of fascination with ancient Jewish interpretation from the persepctive of the cultural relevance of midrash and its connection to its original historical and literary contexts.
Author: Tamar Biala Publisher: Brandeis University Press ISBN: 1684580951 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 301
Book Description
"Dirshuni: Contemporary Women's Midrash, is the first ever English edition of an historic collection of midrashim composed by Israeli women. The volume features a comprehensive introduction to Midrash for the uninitiated reader by the distinguished scholar Tamar Kadari and extensive annotation and commentary by Tamar Biala"--
Author: Jacob Neusner
Author: David Stern
Author: Barbara Diamond Goldin
Author: Simi Peters
Author: Wilda C. Gafney
Author: Jacob Neusner
Author: Edwin C. Goldberg
Author: David Stern
Author: Tamar Biala
Author: Gerald Friedlander